Comments on: Issawiya, a Jerusalem neighborhood behind concrete barricades http://972mag.com/issawiya-a-jerusalem-neighborhood-behind-concrete-barricades/5606/ Independent commentary and news from Israel & Palestine Sat, 25 May 2013 03:21:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Novartza http://972mag.com/issawiya-a-jerusalem-neighborhood-behind-concrete-barricades/5606/comment-page-1/#comment-1278 Novartza Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:37:38 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=5606#comment-1278 I understand the situation in Issawiye and cannot blame the youth and children of that neighborhood for fighting back in whatever means their culture and/or upbringing offers them, however, as long as this struggle against occupation continues to be violent -- I, as a peace activist, and furthermore -- as an Israeli Jew, who cannot help somewhat sympathizing with those soldiers / security force members just doing their job (regardless of how inhuman and how unjust I see that "job" as) -- as long as the struggle continues to be violent, I will continue to boycott it and reserve my participation to non-violent areas such as Sheikh Jarrakh. May we all have a peaceful week and a happy Hannukkah, regardless of our ethnicity, faith or political views. I understand the situation in Issawiye and cannot blame the youth and children of that neighborhood for fighting back in whatever means their culture and/or upbringing offers them, however, as long as this struggle against occupation continues to be violent — I, as a peace activist, and furthermore — as an Israeli Jew, who cannot help somewhat sympathizing with those soldiers / security force members just doing their job (regardless of how inhuman and how unjust I see that “job” as) — as long as the struggle continues to be violent, I will continue to boycott it and reserve my participation to non-violent areas such as Sheikh Jarrakh. May we all have a peaceful week and a happy Hannukkah, regardless of our ethnicity, faith or political views.

]]> By: Meni http://972mag.com/issawiya-a-jerusalem-neighborhood-behind-concrete-barricades/5606/comment-page-1/#comment-1277 Meni Sat, 04 Dec 2010 14:29:02 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=5606#comment-1277 It was a unique event yesterday. For the first time Israelis and Palestinians demonstrated together in Issawiya. It gives a bit of hope. Videos from the demonstration in Issawiya: http://youtu.be/tPLLiukaVjw http://youtu.be/AeZvwez0YSU It was a unique event yesterday. For the first time Israelis and Palestinians demonstrated together in Issawiya. It gives a bit of hope.

Videos from the demonstration in Issawiya:
http://youtu.be/tPLLiukaVjw
http://youtu.be/AeZvwez0YSU

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